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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

forerigging when she went under. As
the final sea struck her her foremost
snapped off short at the deck, and the
five men perched up aloft went over the
side. Inc man in the main rigging in
his descent struck the rail or The boat
and fell over the side into the sea. The
probabilities are that he was knocked
insenslble, and in this condition drown
ed. Neither Captain Curran nor the
cook have been found, and it is feared
that they are lost with the sailor who
was knocked down from the main rig
'ging. The mate and three men chung
to the dislodged spar, and were picked
up at noon by the tug Hannah Sullivan.
The. rescued men are natives of the
North of Ireland, and but recently
arrived. The formers face was badly
hurt and permanently disfgured when
the spars gave way. He was up in the
crosstrees when the topmast backstay
snapped off and struck him full in the
face, breaking the bridge of his nose and
gouglng out portion of both his cheeks.
It is feared that his injuries are fatal.
The life-saving crew put out in the surf
boat, but too late to render any assistance.
The names of the four men saved are
John Mcclellan, George Hughes, Charles
Hogan, and Robert Mccormick.
The wreck lies one and half miles
from the shore, about five miles south
of this port.
The two-masted schooner Havana
was bought by A. P. Rread of A. G..
Gllchrist and others for $500. She
was built by Miller & Co. at Oswego in
1871, and registered BOG tons. In 1888
Mr.. Reed spent over 81 900 on her, put
ting in all new upper works and restor-
ing her rating in Inland Lloyd's to AZ.
She was in command of Captain John
Curran, of Chicago. Wiley NJ. Egan
placed $500 insurance on her hull
s., 200 in the Mercantile and $4,000 in
the Detroit insurance companies.
| The Canadian propeller California
which left Chicago on Friday night, was
struck by Mondays gale. Her hole
soon filled, which extinguished the fires
and at about l o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, when off st. Helena's island, the
steamer broke up and soon went down
There were 26 people on board, IA O
whom were saved and IL lost.
| Tuesday forenoon the schooner Gil
bert Knapp, of Kenosha, reached Mil
iwaukee with her mizzenmast gone anG
most of her canvas split. The storm
caught her in midlake, but by dent O
perseverance she was worked back t.
the west shore.
Fl Many other vessels were lost or dam
tagged, and several are missing. Tn,
humber of lives lost is about sc.
f. The gale extended on the entire chair
fof lakes from Chicago to Lake Ontario.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
CLEVELAND ON HIS TOUR.

President Cleveland has received the
honors due to the chief magistrate of
the Republic at all the cities where he
made brief stop. His most ardent
friends cannot complain that he has
not been kindly welcomed by all par
ties. Republicans who believe he has
violated his pledges, made when enter
ing on the duties of his office, in declar-
Ing that the civil service in respect to
removals from office should be strictly
regarded, have cordially shaken hands
with him when opportunity offered.
They have contributed towards the ex-
penses incident to the displays at his
receptions. 1t has not been common
in past history for President, while
in office. to make tour of the states,
but inasmuch as there are thousands
of people who have seldom, if ever,
seen a live President, it was kind in
Mr., Cleveland to crafty them.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

It was wise provision of our state
legislature in encouraging Farmers
Institutes in every county. Years ago
shook farming" was secuted and treat
ed with ridicule, but the prejudice
against scientific farming has passed
away, and it is conceded that farming
can be systematized and regulated ac-
cording to certain rules the same as
other industries. 1t is said the pro-
jecters of Farmers Institutes contem-
plate securing further legislation for
the benefit of this chief of all he in
dustries of the state Farming in
Wisconsin must in coming years be
the occupation of a great majority of
the population. II it be true that
farming does not at present pay as
well as some other Industries, it can
not remain 80 long; the laws of trade
will be sure to regulate the inequalities
of profits, and proper adjustments are
sure to come. The occupation of the
farmer was once regarded life of
drudgery and fatigue; the reaping with
the sickle, raking and binding, moving
with the scythe. threshing with the
fail and various kinds of handwork,
most all of which was tiresome, has
all been superseded by machinery
which the farmer has only to direct to
accomplish what few years ago was
the work of hand labor. There Az
vastly more inducements now fol-
young meA to engage in the. occupation
of farming than generation ago; il
has become so Invested of the most
hard work requiring muscular
strength that women may take, to the
business of farming. The farmers be
ing in the majority, have the control
ling power of the legislation of the
state, if they see fit to exercise it.
farmers organizations to secure proper
legislation, and to prevent the enact
ment Of laws not in accordance will
public interest, would be in order
The great conservative safety of thu
country is found in the agriculture
districts, and from these should com,
a full proportion of the lawmakers O.
the state.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
WAUKEGAN ITEMS.

Mrs. Margaret Gray, aged 76, died at
Waukegan on the 9th ult.
Mr.. Archie Macarthur, of Waukegan,
was married on the 18th ult. at Fair
field, VT, to Miss Mollie Northrop. who
resided some time in Waukegan with
her sister, Mrs. DR.. Carter.
Married, at Waukegan, ILL.,, on the
9th ult., at the residence of the brides
parents, by Rev. James rockingham,
assisted by Rev. Prof. Edward L. Curtis,
of Mccormick Theological Seminary,
and Rev. Harold J. rockingham, of
Oregon, ILL.,, Rev. Barnabas G. Haworth
and Miss Eleanor Hazel rockingham,
daughter Of Rev. James Frothingham
of Waukegan. Rev. Mr.. Haworth was
recently ordained a missionary to Japan.
He and his wife will leave for there in a
few days.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
AN UNUSUAL ELECTION.

The most remarkable scenes oc-
CURED at the recent election in Ten
nessee on the question of adopting a
Prohibitory amendment to the constr
tuition. The women turned out in
great numbers all over the state, pro-
viding hot coffee and refreshment
stands near the polls; they made the
most pathetic appeals to voters, often
with tears. using such expressions as.
"Vote to save my husband" "Vote
to keep my son from a drunkard's
grave;" "For the sake of my dear
little children, vote for Prohibition !"
" Vote for God and the sorrowing
widows and helpless orphans" Such
aud many other touching appeals were
made, but often unheeded. 1t was
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
RANDALL.

Miss Katie Slusser and her little broth
er are at s. Wings.
There was but little buckwheat sovn.
but the yield per acre pr omises to be very
heavy.
Mrs. Fred. Kline, who bad two ribs
broken, and who has been very i'll in
consequence, is slowly recovering.
James Whites residence was entered
q week ago Sunday, and everything turn
ed topsyturvy, wrong side out, yet MOTH
ing has been missed.
Uncle Oliver Reynolds has been west
as far as Nebraska, and has returned.
He has the measure of a potato to show
his friends, but your correspondent had
rather see the tuber before he vouches
for the truth of the story. We believe
that he is the same man who went down
to York state and told about Badger hay.
ing q corn crib which enclosed FIVE acres
of GROUND.
The march of improvement has struck
Bassett Station, and the village has
awakened to life. The town has built q
new bridge, the railroad company has re-
paired the platform of the depot, and
Suffer and Karcher have put in FIVE.
ton scale.
John B. Vosburgh has built him silo
We believe this is the second one in town
The wind last Monday wrecked the
windmill on the SHIRLEY farm and blew
Vosburgh's completely off.
-s
The roads were very bad last week
but the wind Monday dried them rapidly
When there was such a loud cry fol
hay last summer old heads remarked
that maybe hay would be cheaper mex
spring than this fall. Good hay has beer
offered lately at less than eight dollars {
ton and no buyers found.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
ANOTHER INQUIRY.

The inquiry having been answered
last week in respect to the date of the
first opening of the High school in Ke-
nosha, there comes an inquiry for the
names of the Principals of the High
school since its establishment? We
have not the information at hand.
Perhaps some long resident citizen can
answer the inquiry. The list of names
would be interesting, as several of
them have at least a state wide repu.
tation, if not more. But matter of
much greater interest, were it possible,
would be mention of the young men
and women who graduated in the High
school and have distinguished them
selves IN the various avocations of
professional and public life. The
number of young women who acquired
a distinguished reputation might not
he so large, because their sphere of
activities has been more limited. But
the number of young men who have
gone out from the High school and at
tanned to positions of distinction in the
various departments of usefulness,
would be a matter of surprise, if the
facts could be obtained. What adds
interest is, that many of those who
graduated were the sons and daughters
of poor parents; some of the parents
we're poor washerwomen. But for the
free High school probably rome of
them would have had more than a
scanty education, and their influence
but little felt for the elevation of So
oiptv
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

Rev. MIR. Stein, pastor of the Metho
dist church, left ON Monday morning
last to attend the Methodist Confer
ence, which met at Appleton on We'd
nesday. The annual conferences mean
new deal in the distribution of min
listers. The voice of the churches in
the choice of pastors is sometimes
needed by courtesy but the selection
by the appointing power must be ac-
cepted. Were the choice of ministers
left to the church. the present pastor
of the Methodist church of this city
would, without doubt, be unanimously
chosen.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

President Cleveland passed through
this city yesterday about noon. The
crowd of people who gathered at the
depot in expectation of obtaining a
glimpse of the President was estimated
all the way from six hundred to fifteen
hundred. The children were especially
anxious to see the President and came
from the public schools. The train
moved slow on passing the depot, and
did not stop. The President stepped
out on the car platform, bowling re-
specially to the crowd and retired
Mrs. Cleveland was not visible.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
THE TOOL-sHOP OF THE WORLD.

The following, from an English me-
chanical publication, ought to be inter.
esting to American manufacturers
There is not one corner of Europe
where American hardware is not on sale.
The too!.makers and machinists of
Europe, such as Krupp, of Germany,
Whitworth and Armstrong, of England,
or Hotchkiss of France, are unable, with
their vast resources, to produce a
monkey or screw.bar wrench equal to
the American; consequently they inn
port all these articles from the United
states, and upwards of eighty thousand
dozen Of these are sent to Europe every
year. In the common two.foot rule,
also, the American make lie pre.eminent-
ly in the lead; and while largely in ex-
cess of all others in use in Europe, out.
side of there the world depends for its
70 measurements on the Yankee two-foot
rule. American lathes, milling ma
chimes, and tools of That class are very
largely sent abroad. In the matter of
drills, augurs and boring machinery of
every kind, the world may be said to be
dependent on America"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

The anarchists in various cities are
holding meetings, at which resolutions
are passed condemning the courts for
finding the Chicago anarchists guilty,
and the death sentence pronounced
upon them. The most abusive Ian
guage is employed and threats of VIC
lence, in the event of the execution of
the criminals being carried into effect.
There seems to be no radiance of this
dangerous element, and it must there
fore be endured until overt acts of
violence appear. 1t is true this is a
country where free speech is tolerated
under the constitution, but there are
limitations to free speech. When it is
exercised to incite rebellion to law, and
to encourage mob violence it is not
entitled to federation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

The farmers are husking their corn.
A good binder can husk two acres in a
day.
w. L. Dexter has his silo completed,
and large field of corn in it. He says,
+" The corn does not take up as much
room now as in the field"
Mr.. Geo. Simpson, of Chicago, visited
Michael Riley last week.
Miss Eva Riley, daughter of Thomas
Riley, has gone to Vermont, to attend
school.
Death has again visited us, and the
victim has been Miss Agnes Tobin.
She was young lady esteemed by all
who knew her.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
INCONSISTENT DIRECTORS.

Some of our respectable newspaper
exchanges, protesting to be friendly to
temperance reform, betray lack OF
consistency. They lose no occasion
to give Prohibition an unfriendly
thrust whenever gross violation of the
prohibitory laws occur. This is mani
testify unreasonable. The friends of
Prohibition are not such silly people
as to claim that state Prohibitory law
will effectually extinguish the sale Of
int0xlcants; there will be evasions and
violations, just as there are Of all laws.
Whenever these fault-inders with
Prohibition can point to law on the
statute book for the regulation of
human actions which is never violated
their criticism will be more in place.
We never have been and are not now
in favor of Prohibitory liquor law
for this state, for the reason, as has
often been stated, the people are not
prepared for it. To assert that if Pro-
hibition can be made a success in one
state it can therefore in all is not
reasoning intelligently. Whenever it
appears that public sentiment in Wis
consin is strong enough to enforce Pro-
hibition then it should be adopted
without delay. But until then the bet
ter way is to tax the sale as heavily as
possible.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
GEoRe1ANA, FLA, Sept. 20, 1887.

UEOhGlANAJ Il Lap OopG' AOj 1901
EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH.
September Ia, our county, Brevard,
in which many of your readers are in
terested, went dry by large majority.
There was full vote cast. Below is
the official count. Whole NUM- Of
votes cast, 433; against selling, 20;
for selling, 10; blanks, 2; majority
against selling, 231.
All licenses expire Oct. 1st, and I'M
der this vote none will be issued for
two years. F. W. MUNsoN.
The vote in Florida was submitted
by counties. legalizing Prohibition in
such counties where majority de-
clared in favor of it. 1t appears a
majority of counties in the state adopt
ed Prohibition. The county of Bre-
ward, from which our correspondent
writes, is new one, in which some
Kenosha county people are interested.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

There is watch in Swiss museum
only three-sixteenths of an inch in
diameter inserted in the top of pencil
case. It's little dial not only indicates
hours, minutes and seconds, but also
days of the month. It is relic of the
time when watches were inserted in
snuf.boxes, shirt-studs and finger-rings.
Some were fantastic, oval, octangular,
cruciform, or in the shape Of pearls,
tulips, etc.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

I had to comb back the hair from my
forehead and omit the parting to con-
ceal my badness. Since then Parker's
Hair Balsam has made my hair as thick
and glossy as ever. Ladies whose hair
is getting thin will find the Balsam Just
splendid. Mary Swanson. Chicago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

Rev. Mr.. Stein gave a full statement
in the Methodist church last Sunday
morning, reviewing what has been ac-
cOmplished by and for the church dur
ing the year of his pastorship. The
year has been one of church prosperity,
and nothing has occurred 10 disturb
the kindly feeling between the pastor
and people The additions to the mem
bership have been gratifying The
church is out of debt, and there are no
outstanding bills unpaid.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
The KEN0SHA TELEGRAPH
NJ FRANK, EDITOR
ONCE over o. NJ. Oalkins' Grocery Stored
KRIDAY. OCTOBER !, 1887.

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The boarders at the Grant House
took their last meal at breakfast on
Monday morning last What is to be
the future disposition of this hotel no
one appears to know.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
FIFTEEN GREAT INVENTIONS.

The fifteen great American inventions
of worldwide adoption are:
l. The cotton gin.
2. The planning machine.
8. The grass mower and reaper.
4: The rotary printing machine.
5. Navigation by steam.
6. The hot-air engine.
z. The sewing machine.
8. The india rubber industry.
9. The machine manufacture d
horse shoes.
10. The sand blast for carving.
II. The gauge lathe.
IL. The grain elevator.
Is. Artificial ice-making on large
scale.
IA. The electrical magnet and its
practical application.
Is. The telephone.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

A jeweler at Salem, Oregon, has built
8 steam-engine inside the wreath of a
dollar gold piece. 1t weighs two penny
weights and six grains, and the length
of the stroke is sixteen-hundredths of
an inch. The length of valve-stroke is
three-hundredths of an inch, and the
machine is capable of five thousand
revolutions per minute.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

said long ago, "there is no flesh in
mans obdurate hearts" The Prohibi-
tory amendment was defeated; where
upon there were great demonstrations
of ioy by the saloOnists.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

A child, without eyes, was born Mon
day to the wife of Mr.. Bohn, of East
Dubuque, iii. There are no indications
whatever of an optical formation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

Ornaha's new Board of Trade build
ing was formally opened Monday. The
tructure cost 500, 900.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

Mr.. Jas. Castle emigrated with his
family to Tennessee last week. Took
passage in the overland schooner steered
by span of mules.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07

We have the only capable of ont all Of
workrom the smallest do not have
anything in the line o printing o Chicago.
recently large styles type
to select from.
We guarantee job Prices lowest
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
DISASTROUS GALE.

The gale Of Sunday night was very
severe on the west shore of Lake Michi-
gan, and caused much damage to ship
ping. Among the vessels lost are the
City OF Green Bay and Havana, belong
ping to Capt. A. P Read, of this city.
Capt. Frank Wood, of Kenosha, who
was mate of the City of Green Bay, was
drowned. The following account of the
disaster is taken from the Chicago Tri-
bune of Tuesday
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, Oct. 3.-The
three-masted schooner City of Green
Bay, of Chicago, went to pieces in the
terrible gale that swept across Lake
Michigan to-day. Out Of crew of six
men only one was saved. Capt. P. W.
Costello was among those who lost their
lives. His body was recovered and will
be sent to Chicago for burial. The
schooner was bound to st. Joseph from
Escanaba with CTS tons of iron-ore.
About o'clock last night she encoun-
tered furious gale, and, being over
loaded, she sprung leak and began to
| fill rapidly. Mr.. Slater, the surviving
sailor, says that the crew, which was
composed of five men and the captain,
began to prepare for the worst by LASH
ing together some ladders and other
loose material on deck for raft, but the
captain ordered every available thing
thrown overheard to prevent the men
from abandoning the ship. thus render
ing their escape absolutely impossible.
They then let go the anchors and
drifted slowly all night.
at daybreak the vessel was sighted
about two miles northeast of this port
flying signal of distress and drifting
rapidly to the south ward. As soon as she
was sighted the life-saving crew started
lsouth on the lake shore with their beach
apparatus, it being foolhardy to try to
reach the vessel with the surf-boat
through the tremendous sea that thun.
dered along the shore. At point two
miles south and thirty rods from shore
the schooner struck the beach. Then
the seas boarded her and swept every.
thing from her decks. Her crew climb.
ed into the rigging and beckoned wildly
for help. Their agonized voices could
be heard above the laundering of the
surf and the screeching of the wind, and
the life-saving crew heroically set te
work to rescue them. The howitzer was
securely planted in the sand and line
was fired to the wreck It shot out
straight from the little cannon and ther
snapped in two. The shot was repeated
three times in rapid succession, but each
time the line parted and failed to reach
L hn ctuo I'D n
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-14
NEWPORT NEWS.
General Wickham's Liberal Proposition
All Quiet at the Front.

All was reported quiet at Newport
News yesterday. 1t was believed that
the strikers were getting tired of idleness
and are only kept from resuming work
through fear of some of the leaders.
General Wickham submitted the fol
lowing proposition yesterday:
To tile Chairman Of Committee Representing
the Employees Of the Newport News ana
Mississippi valley RaiIroad:
al make this proposition to you to
submit to those whom you represent
If the men will resume work, every man
who was in the employ OF the company
at the time Of the strike will be permit
ted TO resume work without any excep-
ton on account of having participated
in the strike; that on the 1st of April |
will take into consideration the question
of an advance of wages of the employees
on the piers at Newport News with a
view of raising the ten-cent-per-hOur
men TO twelve and half cents and GER
tain men on the coal docks who, under
stand, arc to have fifteen cents per hour,
with an intention upon my part to give
them that advance The only condition
| require is that the committee, should the
men resume work, will pledge themselves
to abide faithfully and loyalty by this
proposition, if accepted. 1t being under
stood that the larger portion of the men
who have been brought into the docks TO
supply their places are railroad men from
the different sections of the road, they
will, upon resumption Of work by those
you represent be returned to their work
outside of Newport News, but that such
men as have worked other than those
above mentioned for the company shall
be permitted to remain at work, and be
treated fairly, squarely, and justly by their
cO-labOrers who resume work ; my opinion
being that there is fully work enough for
the whole force which will then be at
work, including the addition of the men
that have come in, it having been my
opinion for some time back that the force
should be increased at Newport News.
| ask that this matter may be determined
as speedily as practicable, so that the men
may begin to earn their wages and may
be left TO attend to other interests of the
company under my charge.
Very respectfully,
NV. G. .WICKuAH."
A special expected by Tue TINES
failed 10 come to hand last night, and we
are without advises after night.